Toolbox

The Toolbox on top allows you to switch between different types of view tools.

Icon Description
Show Sidebar allows you to open or close the Sidebar on the left.
Zoom in allows you to zoom in. If you selected the Thumbnails view in the Sidebar, the part on which you have zoomed is highlighted.
Zoom allows you to enter a zoom percentage.
Zoom out allows you to zoom out.
Fit allows you to fit the complete design in the window in case you are zoomed in or out.
Rotate allows you to rotate the design to the left or to the right.
Mirror allows you to mirror the design.
Zoom allows you to magnify a selected part of the file. If you click, you zoom in, if you ALT + click, you zoom out.
Pan allows you to use panning on the design while zoomed in. To pan, hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse. If you selected the Thumbnails view in the Sidebar, the part on which you have zoomed is highlighted. You can move this highlighted part around by holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse to change the panning zone.
Notes allows you to add notes to the design. You can add several types of notes:
  • Note will create a note on the location where you click in the design.
  • Rectangle allows you to draw a rectangle around the area of the design you want to draw attention to.
  • Oval allows you to draw an oval around the area of the design you want to draw attention to.
  • Freehand allows you to draw a free form around the area of the design you want to draw attention to.
  • Note from Text allows you to draw a rectangle around existing live text in the design. The selected text will then be copied to the text box.
    Note: The note comments are automatically saved after 5 seconds sec of inactivity or when the note dialog is closed.
    Note: Saving text in a text box before editing it for comparison purposes can be useful in an approval flow.
    Note: To use this type of note, make sure that Text Layer Support is enabled in the PROOFSCOPE SETTINGS. In case of an approval workflow, make sure the checkbox Show Note-From-Text Tool is enabled in the Generate Proofscope URL node.

After choosing the type of note, the Note window opens and you can write your comment. You can use Bold, Italic or Underline text formatting.

You can add an extra area in the design to your note by selecting .

Save Note saves the note and Remove Note removes it.

Note: After saving a note, it is no longer possible to remove it.
Note: Selecting the Cancel icon on the top right of the Note window will not remove the note, it will only close the Note window.

All notes are visible in the notes list on the Sidebar on the left if the Notes view is selected (by user or by page), and on the design itself. You can open the notes by clicking on the note in the Sidebar or by double clicking the visualization highlights in the design itself. Select Save Note to save your additional comment.

Notes can be edited if these 3 conditions are met:
  1. Notes are not in view only.
  2. The comment is the last one inside the note.
  3. The user is either the owner of the comment or an administrator.
The Densitometer allows you to measure separations. Select the exact spot in the file where you want to measure the inks and the information window appears:
Measure allows you to measure:
  • Vertical, horizontal and diagonal distances:
    To do this, select and draw a line between the two points between which you want to measure the distance.
  • Small distances:
    To do this, select and define a diameter in the box on the bottom left. Next, draw a circle in the file. The diameter of the circle corresponds with the diameter you have defined in the box. You can move the circle by dragging it to another position. Everything outside the circle has a bigger measure than the defined diameter. For example, this way you will know if a trap meets a certain distance.
    Note: The option to measure small distances is only available if the following two settings are enabled:
    • SETTINGS > SETTINGS > QUANTUM > Enable generation of previews controlled by workflow
    • SETTINGS > SETTINGS > QUANTUM > Enable Distortion in Proofscope

Detect Barcodes allows you to recognize and read barcodes. By dragging a rectangle on the barcode, the type and the value of the barcode is read:

These are the supported barcodes:

1D product 1D industrial 2D
UPC-A Code 39 QR Code
UPC-E Code 128 Data Matrix
EAN-8 Code 93 Aztec
EAN-13 Codabar PDF 417
ITF MaxiCode
RSS-14
RSS-Expanded
Tip: You can select the value of the barcode and copy-paste it to another software tool.
Attention: Barcodes should be 100% black or another dark separation. Do not use a mixed color space, as the screening will interfere with the barcode reading.
Note: Note regarding tile sizes and zoom levels in PROOFSCOPE:

PROOFSCOPE stores four zoom levels (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x), with a maximum tile size of 2048 x 2048 pixels. The reason for this is to be able to store them in the database and to have reasonably sized tiles streamed to the browser. If the file is smaller than 2048 pixels at 96 dpi, the 1x tile corresponds to a 100% zoom, and you can zoom in 3 times. If the file is bigger than 2048 pixels at 96 dpi, the 1x tile corresponds to a <100% zoom (so the 1x fits in a tile), and you can zoom in 3 times.